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The Lord of the Rings
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Start date
June 1, 2014
Finish date
August 31, 2014
Why we're reading this
Won the poll for our Summer Series Project.

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Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!}
✔Done (1/6/2015) reading the Fellowship of the Ring: I really enjoyed this. Yes, Tolkien can be quite verbose, but I find it pleasant most of the time. I will be taking a short hiatus before starting The Two Towers. I want to watch the movie soon. :D

✔Done (2/8/2016) reading The Two Towers: I also enjoyed this one but it definitely took a long time to get through some of the book. I feel accomplished, because I never made it this far in my previous attempt to read this trilogy. :D :D :D I'm takin
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Mr. Twinkie
Surprisingly, the movies were more interesting.
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